Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma refuted media reports on Thursday of the government planning to procure a helicopter for the state, citing the substantial costs and technical expertise associated with such an acquisition.
Travancore Devaswom Board president PS Prashanth on Tuesday refuted the Opposition United Democratic Front's (UDF) allegation that there are no basic amenities in Sabarimala temple. He termed the allegation politically motivated.
Following the announcement of the election date by the election commission, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas is reported to be leaving the country. Bangladesh is set to hold its general election on January 7.
The premier was later asked if he had passed up a serious deal on Tuesday for the release of some 50 hostages and if he was insisting that all be released. Netanyahu responded that "there was no deal on the table" and he could not elaborate further.
Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA Priyank Kharge on Saturday rubbished claims of faction in state party unit and said that all roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.
Refuting Ukraine's claims of 'victory' in the ongoing conflict with Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also denied that the conflict has reached a 'stalemate', Russian News Agency TASS reported.
The statement said that the media reports claiming that the Union Government has reached an "uneasy compromise" with OTT (over-the-top) streaming services on adding smoking warnings on content is misinformed.
IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus while reiterating the Israeli PM statement that the Islamic Jihad was behind the explosion in Hospital said that the preliminary analysis from their side suggests that the "rocket" exploded in the car parking and seems like no one was killed in the incident
Israel has refuted all reports claiming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a message a message in advance from Egypt regarding the Hamas attack.